This is a very sensitive time. Nobody wants to upend a deal,” said Bill Dwyer, a professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.

New Jersey rail lines stood silent for a second day as union members and state officials agreed to keep hammering out a contract Sunday as the start of the work week loomed.

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said he believes the sides are 95% of the way to a deal, though trains remained halted for a second day with engineers on picket lines. "Today's discussion continued to ...

NJ Transit states that if they were to accept BLET's terms, it would cost both them and New Jersey taxpayers $1.363 billion between July 2025 and June 2030. Additionally, if BLET chooses to strike, the taxpayer cost of providing a limited alternative service via buses would be $4 million per day, NJ Transit claims.

Phil Murphy and NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri held a press conference to brief the media on the status of negotiations late on the night of Thursday, May 15. "This rests at the feet of NJ Transit ...

The striking engineers have complained that their counterparts at other railroads that serve New York City earn at least $10 more per hour.

A meeting to try to settle the NJ Transit strike is scheduled for Saturday, a day earlier than originally planned.